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For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors.
In September alone, we added more than 2,700+ new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 32,000+ searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types in Dakota Private Markets
Inside Dakota Private Markets, you’ll find the transactions tab that provides structured, filterable data on deal types, values, and dates, while our editorial team curates daily updates through the Dakota transactions newsletter, helping you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
To ensure the most comprehensive coverage of private market activity, Dakota’s team monitors over 10,000 websites including company websites, newswires, and numerous third-party news providers to capture and verify transaction data as it happens.
Below are the top 10 consumer staple transactions.
- Transaction Date: 9/42/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.2B
Asaya, an Indian D2C skincare brand, raised Rs 88 crore ($9.2 million) in a round combining primary and secondary capital from RPSG Capital, OTP Ventures, Huddle Ventures, Hyperscale Ventures, and 72 Ventures, at a post-money valuation of Rs 400 crore. The funds will support R&D, product expansion, distribution, and hiring, building on the brand’s proprietary MelaMe pigmentation-targeting molecule amid growing investor interest in India’s science-backed skincare segment.
- Transaction Date: 9/30/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.06B
Danone has completed its acquisition of Huel, the UK-founded maker of nutritionally complete meals (powders and ready-to-drink), extending its functional nutrition portfolio into the fast-growing complete nutrition category. Huel is consolidated in Danone’s financials from September 1, 2026, with its direct-to-consumer and community engagement capabilities to be paired with Danone’s global scale, following the March 2026 announcement.
- Transaction Date: 9/1/2026
- Industry: Personal Care Products
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $1B
Hormel Foods will acquire Brakebush Brothers, a value-added chicken company with about $1.2 billion in trailing net sales and five production facilities, from the Brakebush family for approximately $1.055 billion. The deal expands Hormel’s value-added chicken position and its Foodservice segment, is expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS from fiscal 2028, and should close in Q1 of fiscal 2027 pending regulatory approval.
- Transaction Date: 9/14/2026
- Industry: Beverages
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $405M
Sazerac has completed its acquisition of Au Vodka, the Swansea-founded vodka and RTD brand known for its gold bottle and flavored range, deepening its UK portfolio and giving Au a path to wider global distribution. Terms weren’t disclosed in the release, but ITV reports the takeover at around £500 million.
- Transaction Date: 9/8/2026
- Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Type: Credit
- Transaction Value: $354.5M
Hayfin has provided, as sole lender, a €305 million senior-secured unitranche facility to Condis Supermercats, Catalonia’s leading proximity supermarket group with more than 700 owned and franchised stores. The financing supports management and sponsor Portobello Capital (invested since 2021) in the company’s next phase of growth under continued sponsor and management ownership.
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- Transaction Date: 9/2/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $250M
Medici Brands, parent of David Protein and new candy brand HallPass, raised a $250 million Series B co-led by existing investors Greenoaks and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from CEO Peter Rahal, ICONIQ, and Imaginary Ventures. The capital will fund HallPass’s retail rollout, new David formats, and the launch of a third brand, Rowdy, as David (sold in 35,000+ retail locations) is on track to surpass $300 million in 2026 revenue.
- Transaction Date: 9/1/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $136M
Adecoagro has completed its acquisition of the Caarapó sugarcane mill from Raízen for a final price of R705million(~US136 million) in cash, below the R$760 million estimated at signing. The mill, which crushed 3.5 million tons in 2025/26, is expected to reach 4.5 million tons in 2027 by processing excess cane from Adecoagro’s nearby mills, lifting its Mato Grosso do Sul cluster to roughly 17 million tons.
- Transaction Date: 9/7/2026
- Industry: Personal Care Products
- Type: Growth Equity
- Transaction Value: $127.80M
MBK Partners will acquire a 40% minority stake in Asia Master Trade, the parent of K-beauty skincare brand AXIS-Y, for approximately KRW 172 billion, valuing the company at about KRW 430 billion. The founder retains 60% ownership and management control, with the capital supporting global expansion, new categories such as haircare and beauty devices, and AI and data investment for a brand sold in about 100 countries with over 90% of revenue earned outside Korea.
- Transaction Date: 9/29/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $67M
ITC has completed its acquisition of Sproutlife Foods, parent of the Yoga Bar nutrition brand, buying the remaining 52.5% stake for about Rs 645 crore in cash and taking its holding from roughly 47.5% to 100%, effective September 28. Yoga Bar’s turnover more than doubled to Rs 452 crore in FY26 from Rs 200 crore in FY25, and ITC first invested in May 2023 with a 39.42% stake for Rs 175 crore.
- Transaction Date: 9/7/2026
- Industry: Tobacco
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $54.85M
Imperial Brands has acquired 100% of Yoik Group AB, owner of the Swedish modern oral nicotine brand Helwit, for an initial SEK 515 million (£39.8 million) plus a performance-based deferred payment over two years. Helwit holds a 3.4% share of Sweden, Europe’s largest modern oral nicotine market, and the deal more than doubles Imperial’s modern oral share there, with Yoik’s founders joining the Imperial team.
At Dakota, we understand how important it is to stay current on deal activity as it happens. That’s why our editorial team continuously monitors the news for real-time updates on platform investments, add-ons, divestitures, and more to deliver daily highlights straight to your inbox through our transactions newsletter.
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